At the age of 93, Walter Cronkite died today. Uncle Walter, as we grew up knowing him as, was the last honest News reporter after Edward R. Murrow died.
He took us through it all; World War 2, Korea, Kennedy, Vietnam, and he was synonymous with the manned space projects right up to the moon landings. He was an admitted Democrat through and through, but never allowed politics to dictate his feelings, especially when he came back from Vietnam and said the best we could hope for was a stalemate.
When I think of the reporters we have today, who merely read teleprompters that someone else has fed information to, I think mainly of Wolf Blitzer, one of the most dishonest individuals on TV today.
The only man who even comes close to Uncle Walter is Anderson Cooper, and even he has to hold his tongue, less his opinion get him fired.
So, God Bless Uncle Walter. He won’t have to worry about interviewing Michael Jackson where he’s at.(Hint, Hint).
And, thats the way it is, July 17th, 2009. Goodnight.